Page 74 - Build a Remote Controlled Robot

TABLE 3-1. Parts List
ITEM
AMOUNT POWER SUPPLY AND TEMPORARY CONTROL BOX 41
2 6-volt, solid-gel battery, with charger kit
2 DPDT switch
1 SPST switch
1 Project box
1 or more Roll red 18-gauge wire
1 or more Roll black 18-gauge wire
2 2-post barrier strip and mounting screws
1 8-post barrier strip and mounting screws
2 25-watt, 10-ohm potentiometer
6 2-inch piece of leftover aluminum angle
6 1-inch 5/32-inch-diameter bolt, nut, and lockwasher set
1 Crimp kit
4 Small electrical twist caps

are bolted to the mobile platform, while the third is bolted to
the framework itself using a predrilled hole on the framework.
Figure 3-2 shows where to drill holes in each of the 2-inch
aluminum pieces.
To begin installing the batteries, first take two of the 2-inch
pieces of aluminum angle and bolt one to each side of frame-
work connecting piece B using two 5/32-inch bolt, nut, and
lockwasher sets for each. There are two predrilled holes on
each side of the upper framework. Next slide one of the batter-
ies under each of the pieces making sure that the battery ter-
minals face the front of the platform and that they are sitting
in their correct mounting positions. Then place two more alu-
minum pieces, with their mounting holes flush with the robot’s
platform, snug against the battery. Place one piece against the
front of the battery and one against the side; do this to both
batteries.
Mark the mounting holes on the platform where each of
the four aluminum pieces sit. Remove the pieces and battery
and drill the four 5/32-inch-diameter holes in the platform